Show JUNIOR PLATTSBURG HELD THIS SUMMER The military work that will be carried carried carried car car- ried on at Plattsburg New r York this summer if is of interest to students iu ir all Universities who are under draft age It is to be carried on under the supervision of some of the foremost educators of the United States The following statement gives some idea of the camp Plattsburg New York will wall again bethe bethe be bethe the scene of great military militar activities in the summer of 1918 Although the government summer training camps have all been abandoned since the declaration declaration dec dec- lee lee- of war private initiative act act- acting acting ing lug upon the suggestion of Major-Gen- Major eral Wood led to the establishment last year ear of the Junior Plattsburg This has now assumed national pro pro- portions and has definitely aligned itself in its program with the military efforts of the colleges and universities of the country The honorary president president president dent Is President Edmund J J. J James of the University of Illinois the advisory board consists of twenty five college and university presidents representing leading lending institutions in all parts of the country countr headed by representatives of the arm army and navy in the persons of Colonel Tillman superintendent of the U. U S. S Military Militar Academy at West Vest Point and ana Rear Admiral George B. B Ransom The direct management is under the control of an executive staff of which the president is Professor Edward Capps of Princeton University an anthe and the managing director is General Edward Edward Ed Ed- ward C. C OBrien O'Brien U. U S. S minister to Uruguay and Paraguay under President President President dent Roosevelt Colonel Ira L. L Reeves U. U S. S arm army in active service President President Pres ii i- i i dent of Norwich ich University but on leave of absence during the period of or orthe the war Is the director of military courses at the Junior Plattsburg Military Mili tar tart tary Training camp The training is assimilated as far as possible to that of the regular U. U S. S military militar and naval camps combined with practical special features which I have come into prominence in connection connection connection tion with modern warfare such as aeroplane ground work hydroplane motor boats topography military applications ap of civil mechanical an and sanitary engineering as well as the study of the science cf farming an and food conservation All the technical instruction in military and nava naval naval navai i science Is under the Ule direction of off off- cers of the regular U. U S. S arm army an annav and nav navy recommended by bj the depart depart- departments meats ments in Washington The command l 1 dant will be a regular army officer o ot oR high rank and West Point and Annapolis Annapolis Annap Annap- olis discipline and ideals will prevail Since Since- the Junior Plattsburg is established for young men under draft age the training will not be intensive ain a aIn as in the old Plattsburg Special attentIon attend atten tion Lion c will be given to organized athle athletics tics for the periods of recreation un under der the Ow direction of Mr 1 Fred Fre l T. T Dawn Dawison Dawnson Dawison son of ot tho the Athletic Department o of ot Princeton Tile Thc general entertain ments meats as well as tie the Informal life of ot the camp will be under the direction of Re Rev Ralph B B. B Pomeroy |